- Date
- April 25, 1971
- Place
- Opelousas, LA · OPELOUSAS, LA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N49731Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160187
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0424 71/4/25 OPELOUSAS,LA BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 510 TIME - 1530 N49731 PX- 0 1 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.LANDRY PARISH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPELOUSAS,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- PRACTISING CROP DUSTING MANEUVERS. NO LOAD ABD. PLT AND PAX SAID ENG SPUTTERED.NO MALFUNCT FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49731
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St.Landry Parish
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